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332 of

manager of the

district.

The winter

of 1824-25

was spent

at

Fort George (Astoria) and in selecting the location for the new trading post to be called Fort Vancouver and Governor Simpson returned to the East side of the mountains in the spring of 1825, having personally visited all the trading posts in the district except those at Thompson River, the Kootenay river and among the Flatheads. His knowledge of the Columbia River basin in 1825 cannot be said to have been complete but was not superficial. His replies to 'Messrs. Addington and Huskisson were therefore partizan rather than ignorant. These documents should be read in connection with that in this Quarterly for March, 1919, already cited, and also in connection with the valuable contribution upon The Federal Relations of

Oregon (L. B. Shippee)

Quarterly for

in this

September, 1918.

(DOCUMENTS) Journal 721,

p.

261)

Mr. Henry Addington presents his compliments to Mr. Simpson, and having received Mr. Secretary Canning's directions to communicate with Mr. Simpson on the subject of the Columbia River and North-West Boundaries with a view to the final adjustment of those important questions with the Government of the United States he is desirous of arranging an interview with Mr. Simpson and in so doing wishes to consult Mr. Simpson's convenience equally with his own.

He therefore requests that Mr. Simpson will have the goodness to let him know at what hour and day, and where it would be most convenient to him to favour Mr. Addington with an interview. If f] >

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191 Regents Street, 28th

Decemb:

1825.

Mr. Simpson presents respectful compliments to Mr. Addington will have much pleasure in communicating with and giving him all the information he possesses in regard to the Columbia River and North- West Boundary; for which purpose Mr. Simpson will do himself the honour of waiting on Mr. Addington when and where he may be pleased to appoint, Mr. Simpson's time being quite at Mr. Addington's disposal.